People are bad at lots of things. Safety included. Priorities get crooked, and mostly folks just plain aren't educated in how to stay alive. Climbing is a shining example of the "safety third" mentality. The moral of the story is to get out there and find someone who can tell you how to do it all without getting hurt hurt or dying. Also, even if you've done it a thousand times, be careful. A fraction of a second of distraction is all too often fatal. Look at the big picture, and listen to your gut. If it looks icky, it's wrong.

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Monday, January 21, 2013

"I know what I'm doing."

They did, too. Here's a real stunner of an anchor- soo solid. A locker on each bolt and a cordalette equalized with a redundant figure-eight. Bomber! Then they wanted to extend it so they clipped a giant-ass sling to it and clipped their rope to that. And kissed all their class goodbye.

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